Frost Dates for 22664 — Woodstock, Virginia

Half of springs at Woodstock 2 NE, VA see their last 32°F night by April 24; only one in ten is past it by April 7, and one in ten still has one after May 14. Planting tender crops after May 1 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 6 20%, and after May 14 10%. The 20 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 84% of the 128 Virginia stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 20 in half of years, as early as October 4 one year in ten, and holds off past November 2 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around October 31; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 1, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 177 days in a typical year, shorter than at 81% of the 128 Virginia stations; it reaches 199 days one year in ten and falls short of 152 one year in ten. On average 123 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 12 days longer, to about May 6, and return around October 9. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 6 and March 5.

July is the warmest month at Woodstock 2 NE, VA, averaging 86°F by day and 63°F at night; January is the coldest at 42°F and 21°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to April (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, May still brings one in 33% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,322 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 76% of the 128 Virginia stations. 34% of them (1,139) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 755. Precipitation totals 39.4 inches a year, most in May (4.4") and least in February (2.3"); May to September bring 52% of it.

The nearest other station, Edinburg, VA, 7 miles southwest of Woodstock and 253 feet higher, has a last frost 1 day later (April 25), a first frost 1 day earlier (October 19), a season 3 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Woodstock usually arrives around December 20, and the last of the season around March 9. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Woodstock 2 NE, VA, 2.8 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 46 days after the last snow.

ZIP 22664 is 3 miles from Woodstock 2 NE, VA, which stands at 675 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 22664 in zone 7a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 0 to 5°F (-17.8 to -15.0°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.